The 28 winners of the 2012 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards will be celebrated at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony on 1 June at Mosteiro dos Jerónimos in Lisbon. On this occasion, 6 Grand Prix winners will be announced to the public. Europa Nostra President, Plácido Domingo and the European Commissioner responsible for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, Androulla Vassiliou will co-host this exceptional event, in the presence of H.E. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Republic of Portugal.

We wish to invite you to make your voice heard by choosing your favourite heritage achievement among the 28 selected laureates. We also wish to encourage you to send a special message telling of your appreciation for your favourite laureate via our website.

Please share this information with your friends and colleagues and encourage them to vote as well!

The winner of the 'Public Choice Award' will then be publicly announced and presented during the European Heritage Awards Ceremony in Lisbon.

Please use our website to locate the winning projects on the 2012 laureates map, and find out more about them.